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JG,
From a selfish side that I'd like to think I do not have this a sad day for all of us who you brought great smiles too daily. We can only hope the boss approaches you with an offer in hand, no promises, that you can not refuse & is satisfactory to your liking. However, I firmly believe you must take care of yourself first and no matter how good the offer is if it is affecting your well being then I support your decision to call it quits.
I am often asked when I am going to pull the pin as I have been doing what I do best for a fairly long time, with great satisfaction not only for myself but for others. In return, I respond by repeating what was told to me for many years with persons who have more time then I, "I will know when the time has come". If it is no longer enjoyable you know it best when its time to call it quits. So this evening Ginny & I will raise a glass of rouge at dinner in your honor, thanking you for what you did for the sport, the recognition you brought to the Gaspesie region, wishing you good health in the days coming and hoping the boss comes to you with an offer in hand, and with a clear mind focusing on what is best for JG you give careful consideration to the offer.
Thank you,
Ginny & Paddy O
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Roland Spence & fils Ski-Doo dealership, Jonquière -Thursday, February 12, 2020, @ 445pm 15 minutes before closing I roll in by sled with a frozen shield on my BVS2. The salesperson named Rob is all too happy to assist with my purchase & agrees to swap out the old shield with a new one as he said no problem, it will only take ten minutes. I feel a sigh of relief & suspect the Canadian hospitality I have experienced year after year has once again come through. As Rob prepares to assist, a person Rob identified as his boss interrupts. Rob & he speak in French. Rob turns to me and apologizes. Rob explains his boss will not allow him to swap the shield. Rob said the boss suggested I return Monday as the woman who normally swaps out the shields will be working. I ask Rob to ask his boss to reconsider as I am on a saddlebag trip & the following day forecast was forecasted to be -15F. I add that this is not my first visit as I have made several purchases for many consecutive years from Roland Spence & fils. Rob speaks with his boss and Rob says his boss says no. I contemplate strapping the shield to my bag, returning to the hotel and replacing the shield with sufficient lighting & out of the poor weather but I know through experience the shields are fragile so I chose not too. Subsequently, I leave with a non-functioning shield, a forty-mile round trip journey from Centre de Congres & Hotel La Sagueneenne and no progress.
The following morning myself & three colleagues travel from the hotel by taxi to IMPERIUM Ski-Doo located in Chicoutimi. Thankfully the sales team could not have been more helpful - true Canadian hospitality. Minutes later the four of us depart after happily dropping $1000+CAD on an assortment of clothing & accessories all of which are currently marked down 25%. Most importantly, my helmet was fixed. Kudos to the staff @ IMPERIUM Ski-Doo. I am very grateful to each of you that assisted the four of us. I will return.
As for the sales staff @ Roland Spence & fils, I'm sorry you have a boss as inconsiderate & uncompassionate as he was. Rob was a professional. Rob's boss, not so much.
If the owner and or a person of authority from Roland Spence & fils wants to reach out to me please do so.
Thank you.
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Fearful snobeeleer was planning on getting a new sled we chose to move on ... Rt 3 and a handful of local trails to kill time before we could check in did not disappoint. Currently @ the Le Petit La Manoir.
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It was the first time we did a day trip from the DoubleTree Hilton, Quebec. The trail conditions were awesome in some areas & rough & tough in others. Delightful lunch at Hotel Roquemont & delicious dinner at the Archibald micro brasserie. In addition, it was a very warm day 30F + ~ .
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11 hours ago, groomer said:
good morning blueblood and smclelan !!!
sorry for the confusion .......you don t pay attention to my pics !!!!....ahahahaha
i posted pics last tuesday ....you did nt see the smoke coming from exhaust !!!
while climbing first long west of st fidele cb monday ......turbo kaputt.....i was almost on top .....motor felt into protection ....i was on my way to shut the motor offto reset everything......then suddenly ...rpm went way up even if ignition was off...i went outside..took a few pics and look at the machine died there !!!
the mechanic from the tractor dealer in amqui with a friend went wednesday to check it ....mechanic was sure to fix it right on the trail ....so ,yesterday they went back and no luck ...hard time to start it ...so, i met my friend last night coming back with my ex ...half a mile before going down long hill in ste marguerite
motor was running very poorly...he let my ex at the depanneur in ste marguerite ....and now im grooming with the groomer they have leased from the tractor dealer in amqui ..
the one i have right have less hp ...like bluebood said.....it ll make longer .....slower in big drifts ...etc...and extra quebec words while grooming !!!
did nt take long to realize there was less ponies under the hood !!!
jean-guy
JG, I pay attention to your photos. I assume image #6 reflects a Gaspese woman praying to the snow gods : ) & that a piston bully is coming your way shortly. Also image # 2 reflects she is a bit messy. Please ask her to pick up behind herself before she exits the clubhouse.
Best of luck in your crisis. Thanks for all you do.
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Dennis Lavoie, Senior Columnist with Motoneiges.CA writes "Trail 595 between St-Paulin and La Cache finally open"
If the article reads in French consider cutting & pasting the link into google translator.
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7 hours ago, NSHM said:
Who names a snowmobiler Summer? lol
Ha ha ..very true. If we had only known. Summer started riding snowmobiles with me at age 8. Loves the snowmobile, refuses to ride the ATV or HD. If my memory serves me right I put a 1+1 seat on my 2006 MXZ-X 800 while her older sister Taylor inherited my 2000 MXZ 700.
Aside from moving up from a 2013 - 600 ACE Renegade & currently running a brand new, out of the box, 2020 900T Summer is a very fortunate young lady for many reasons. One of which, in October 2017, at the age of 20, Summer was in Memorial Sloan Kettering here in Manhattan where she underwent liver resection surgery. Since recovering Summer hasn't missed a beat. Her surgeon states Summer is the poster child for liver resection & wishes everyone could do as well as she did. Needless to say, it is a delight to see Summer so happy on the sled, loving life & wanting to spend time with family while on winter break from her last few months in college.
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Ran my Oxygen helmet last week for the first time w/o incident. On a recommendation from a friend, I did leave the setting on max / 3. As a result, the helmet did make my head feel warm at times.
I was told the rear light would brighten when the sled's brake was applied. A bright idea : ) if in fact that is suppose to happen. I never did verify it or if they were putting me on.
I transitioned from the BVS2 helmet the latter of which I thought could not be better, aside from the extremely expensive heated shields, of which I went through many.
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38 minutes ago, jak said:
Get those snow tires on Paddy! How does your daughter like Quebec? Sounds like you had a great time. See you next month.
Summer loved her first trip to Quebec. Here are a few photos of Summer on her maiden voyage with the new 2020 - 900T. Normally I would have liked for her to ride it first in Pittsburg in case of any hidden gremlins but we didn't have the choice so we rolled the dice & thankfully the sled ran flawlessly. She enjoyed the lengthy straightaways in the blueberry fields. Additionally, we had the weather in our favor. Had it been this weekend with the frigid temps I don't think she would have enjoyed it as much. We are blessed.
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It was minus 22F traveling on the 175 black trail through the park this morning. All in all the trek was uneventful, thankfully
As always, it was great seeing some of the Q.R. members.
Pat, Gary, smooth, hard-packed trails await you. Safe travels to Quebec. I hope our paths cross in February.
Gutz brothers, sorry we missed you on this journey.
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7 hours ago, PLAYHARD said:
Glad to hear.
(Is that a binky in the back seat?)
Playhard, too funny. Great observation skills. I had to review the video to see what you were referring too. I guess you could call it a sugar binky. It is a powdered-sugar sour candy. I think it is called "bottle pop". Our daughter picked it up @ L'etape.
Thursday was another great day. We rode up and around Mount Vilain where we reunited with Anniik & Martin. We closed out the afternoon by dropping down to relais Resto-Bar La Grenouille.
Cold weather has arrived. On the return from La Grenouille to the hotel as the sun was setting it was quite obvious the temperature had dropped significantly. The forecast is predicting a low of minus 17 and a high of minus 6. Those taking advantage of the free snowmobile weekend that starts tomorrow, Saturday the 18th, be sure to dress appropriately.
For us today, we will travel the black trail. It was a great few days. Weather & conditions were optimum and the company I was in topped it out. So it was a trifecta for us. Scheduled to return in mid-February.
Stay safe all.
Paddy O
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Relais Mont Apica....Yes open daily.. If you speak french give them a jingle or write to them on FB. If you are going to write & you do not write French consider using Google translator to translate your English to French & their response from French to English. Far from perfect but I find when I use Google translatorI can make out the gist of the point.
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Again great conditions, albeit it was warm @ 20F.
We trekked to the cave & then over to KM31. Check out the size of the icicle laying at the base of the entrance to the cave.
On the return, from KM31, for the first time, we dropped into the IMAGO Village for a quick look around & refreshment. Neat place
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Traveled through the park on the 175 black trail on Monday, sadly not without incident. In the end, all is well.
Conditions are optimum out of the Delta.
Below are a few photos of my wife & daughter from the top of Mont Apica.
Those on the fence, trying to consider whether or not to jump should make the trek.
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Sweet. Thanks for making the effort with the posts.
Paddy O
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Definitely short mileage days for some but I'm of the opinion persons who are on the fence / considering riding Quebec may feel very confident with the specifics outlined & easily provided herein. Great public relations in the manner it is promoted.
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Great images .....You too , have a Merry, Merry Christmas ! Thanks for the year round photos.
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Have been registering multiple sleds annually in Quebec for a number of years. I've never had any contact with the Federations insurance carrier and thankfully no reason too. In todays mailing, for the first time ever ,I received multiple envelopes from "INTACT INSURANCE". The envelopes display a Canadian Postal Stamp at an expense of $1.23 each. Each correspondence clearly identifies the documents , " FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY - NO ACTION REQUIRED". The documents accurately reflect last years, 2018 - 2019 independent sled registrations including each machines year, make, model & respective VIN#. Oddly enough, despite me registering each machine for the entire season in late November or early December annually the documents reflect the policy was effective from 02/12/18 through & inclusive of 1/12/2019.
I suspect the documents are destined for the shredder. Anyone else is in receipt of the outdated correspondences?
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Very sorry for your loss. Stay strong.
Not so understanding @ Roland Spence & fils Ski-Doo dealership
in Saguenay-Lac St-Jean
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In past years we have happily patronized Spence. It was my first time at IMPERIUM Ski-Doo.
Co-owner Natacha Spence recently reached out to me. In sum & substance, Natacha apologized for what occurred and in part blamed it on staff having obligations after hours a claim to which I have much respect for had after hours come into play. It was clear to me Rob who speaks English well was more than willing & ready to assist before the boss interjected. I am confident the swap would have been completed in comparison to the time it took Rob to interpret on my behalf with his boss.
It is water under the bridge now. I'm satisfied someone of authority at Spence is informed of the incident. The awareness may assist someone else in the future.
Happy trails. Keep right. The end : )